The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-15
CITY NOTES.

Yesterday was one of the pleasantest
days of the season, and the cool breeze
was better than any tonic.
The Idaho saloon has been treated to a
handsome new painting, and. other im-
provements have been made which add
to its appearance and comfort.
usual, morning and evening. Installation
services ON Monday evening at Z o'clock
by Rev. Mr.. Curry, of Gainesville.
l. jacobson has a new advertise
ment this morning calling attention to
his sales for all of this week. Read the
advertisement and see for yourself what
he offers.
Mr.. John Bixler will take charge of
the Saratoga Hotel tomorrow, and con-
duct it during the summer months. He
is already assured good patronage, and
he proposes to keep the hotel up to its
present high standard.
We regret to learn of the death of Mrs.
Hamilton Riley, which occurred at her
home at Federal Point at 80 o'clock a.
M, Friday morning. She was highly es-
teemed by all who knew her, and her
death is regretted by a large circle of
friends.
Fifteen iron setrees, with wooden bot
toms, ordered some time since for West
View Cemetery have arrived, and will be
placed in position as soon as they can be
painted. These seats will prove a great
convenience to all who have occasion to
visit the cemetery.
A day or two ago while the steamer
Georgia was coming down the river.
those ON board discovered very large
buck swimming in the river. The boat
was Immediately headed for the deer,
but before it could be run down it swan
into shoal water and escaped.
The Jacksonville Home Minstrels.
which will appear in Palatka on Monday
evening, Esd inst, will play for the ben
eft of the st. Augustine Cathedral. That
fact, together with the excellence of the
performance given by them, will no
house.
Our job office is kept busy turning out
fine job printing for our patrons in all
parts of East and South Florida. With
out boasting, we can say that we have
one of the best job printing establish
ments in the State, and our work and
prices will compare favorably with any
of them.
Yesterday DIR. W. w. Estes received a
box of what is known as May cherries.
from his old home in Humboldt, Tenn.
The cherries are very large and red,
with delightful acid flavor. a guam
tity of the seeds have been saved and an
effort will be made to grow the trees in
Florida
In the Methodist Church to-day, at IL |
a. m, the pastor will preach to the Sun
day-school, lit being set apart as Chill
Iiren's Day" Sunday-school and Bible |
class at $3.50 p. M, and preaching to-
night at 7:3O. On Monday tomorrow
1T 10 a. M, the Quarterly Conference
ng. Preaching at night by the Presi-
ling Elder, Rev. III. b. Frazee.
On Friday last the vicinity of Lake
George was visited by very severe
wind and thunder storm. The big lake
vas dashed into fury of huge white
,apped waves, and the fierceewind blew
he smoke stack of the steamer Welaka
The lightning struck two
rees about ssfenty-five feet apart, and
pitt them from top to bottom, setting
ne of them on fire. No serious damage
vas done by the storm.
The elegant parlor car Sanford" of
he Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
galway. left last night for Washington
mo- New York, with a party of about
wenty people, who go North. The pas
enger list was made up of people from
:. Augustine, Palatka and Jacksonville.
he car is in charge of C. w. Peek. the
cket agent. and Fred. Purse, late head 1
orter of the Hotel Phoenix, goes along
: purser. The party anticipate pleas !
mt trip, and will stop at several of the
iore prominent points along the route.
Considerable complaint has been made
n account of the noisy and disorderly
onduct of the railroad hands connected
nth the construction train of the Jack
'nville, Tampa and Key West Railway, ,
no spend their nights in the yards of !
nat road in this city. Loud and. bolster !
rs language, gambling and other prac- !
ces are laid at their door, and the
dice are on the lookout for the often
ers, and will doubtless run some Of s
lem In II they are not more quiet and I
rderiy in their behavior.